secretary of state hillary clinton was admitted to a new york hospital on sunday. according to the state department, doctors discovered a blood clot stemming from the concussion he sustained several weeks ago. she is being treated with an anticoagulant and doctors will continue to monitor her condition to see which ferc -- whether for the treatment is needed. coming up on c-span, members of congress talk about negotiations surrounding the fiscal cliff. senate majority leader harry reid, speeches on the senate floor from california democrat barbara boxer, west virginia senator joe mansion, texas republican kay bailey hutchison and then caucus leaders speak to reporters. r is recognized. mr. reid: thank you very much, mr. president. i was really gratified to hear the republicans have taken their demand for social security benefit cuts off the table. the truth ishey should never have been on the table to begin with. there is still significant distance between the two sides, but negotiations continue. there is still time left to reach an agreement, and we intend to con